Peak District – favourite view from a bike?

Hi

I dont know the Peak that well but am planning a trip soon.

What Id like is to hear about (or see!) are the best views available to a mountain biker.

The hill behind the Ladybower Inn springs to mind but the others always seem to me at least to be available to users of footpaths not bridleways

What Im thinking of is the view west from Kinder Scout – its really beautiful but only on a footpath

I dont want blood curdling downhills – just ideas for the most scenic ride

Cheers

(This aruably makes me a weirdo)

i always like the view of edale from the track that carries on from the roman road (potato alley?)

Looking down over Ladybower from Whitstone Lee Tor from a year or so ago but I still love the pic

View down Cavedale over Castleton with castle in the foreground

Top of Stanage Pole down the Hope Valley.

Seconded

not a 'great' pic i know, but its nice to be able to look back down on Jacobs ladder and realise what you've just climbed!

Wow fast work team 🙂

That Ladybower pic is the one I mean

Keep 'em coming

i always like the view of edale from the track that carries on from the roman road (potato alley?)

This one?

A few of my favourites

Oh crappy linky thing. Imagine Cuckoo's 1st photo but with some snow on it 🙂

I love the view across to Edale and Kinder from Hollins Cross. It was the first trail we rode after the trails reopened after foot and mouth and I'll never forget just how privileged it felt to be standing there again gawping at this beautiful sweeping view of the Kinder Plateau after being deprived of it for weeks.

Also the sun setting from the shooting cabin end of Middle Moor and, if you sneak around the corner there, the view of Kinder Downfall across the Reservoir is lovely.

One of my favorite views is looking back down the now defunct road that leads to Castleton.

Thirded 🙂

One of my favourite desktop wallpapers (although sadly not such nice weather as the other two)

this was the view from my bike on my last peaks ride

More more more

another

view from Mam Tor down to Hollins Cross.

I quite like the view from Black lane above Mellor cross looking out toward Kinder.
Or from the same spot the views are quite good over towards Manchester and the Cheshire plains.

although sadly not such nice weather as the other two three.

😉

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Probably this view toward Hope Cross, Lose Hill, Mam Tor, Rushop Edge:

Though as above, Whinstone Lee Tor is probably a close second:

wow james great pics

not legal on 2 wheels but about now last yr running – Stanage

A few of my favourites

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from above Stocksbridge on the far east side of The Peak – but my local trails

top of Win Hill

Whinstone Lee Tor

From the only time I've been to the Peaks. Little Cut

Hope Valley from the Broken Road:

Tracey

from hope cross

from last week's peaks meet

but of course there's this picturesque video too….

This has to be fav that I've got

coming from langsett res to cutgate.

looking at all the pics reminds me must take more shots

ok, this one's cheeky.

Hmmmm… looking at these pics makes me wonder why I've only ridden in the peaks about 4 or 5 times despite only living 40 mins away from Hayfield.

Must try harder.

Didmatt's pic showing the dry, dusty trail…………………. seems like an age ago.

Lowey, that was taken back in April, seems so long ago! I really need to get out more in the peaks also.

ruminant – someone's nicked your pint, right our of your hand!!

No pics my but my fave is from top of rushup edge looking down to edale, with a few dozen paragliders circling mam tor.

Stanage Edge:

Tron Guy MTBs!

No, this is Tron:

Lardyblower

Jacobs